"French shows support for Polanski after crime arrest"
http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/09/28/zurich.roman.polanski.arrested/index.html
I think I have an obsession with French news, but it's just always so scandalous or interesting. This time around, the French government is asking for the release of famed director Roman Polanski, who was arrested for charges nearly 30 years old involving his drugging and raping of a 13 year old girl in the United States. After pleading guilty to the charges but fleeing the U.S. for his home country of France three decades ago, the U.S. has been ever since been looking for his arrest. Their wish was granted this past weekend when the Oscar-winning director crossed the borders of France to enter Switzerland and attend the Zurich Film Festival, which would be honoring his work this year.
Samantha Geimer, the victim of the case and now a 45 year old mother of three, supports the French government and wishes for the case to be dropped entirely. According to her, the past is past and any new coverage of the case is unnecessary disruption to her life and family. I don't really blame her. Personally, I know I would hate to relive such traumatic experience every time news of that terrible event resurfaced in media coverage. It's a tough call. I understand where the U.S. is coming from; Polanski committed a crime and thus should receive due punishment. However, if the victim herself is calling for his release, maybe her wishes should be honored.
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